How to win: Newcastle Christmas Markets - Power and Lighting

About this contract

Newcastle City Council seeks to identify a suitable partner to undertake the supply, installation and management of power distribution and lighting requirements for Newcastle's Christmas Markets. The term of the contract covers 2 separate Christmas markets during Christmas period of 2026 and 2027 with an Option to Extend the contract for 3 months to facilitate the Christmas market of 2028. The opportunity will be published via the OPEN e-tendering platform www.open-uk.org Project # OPEN20261318

How to win contracts like this

• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — Newcastle City Council scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓At £126,000, expect quality and social value to carry a large share of the score — price alone rarely wins services work.
• ✓Show recent, comparable delivery: name similar services contracts you've delivered for public bodies, with measurable outcomes.
• ✓Start early: it closes 14 September 2026 and a strong bid takes iteration.

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